消 [xiāo]

• 动词
  • （消失） disappear; vanish:

    The swelling has gone down.

    红肿已消。

    He has cooled down.

    他的气消了。

  • （使消失; 消除） eliminate; dispel; remove:

    eliminate an unknown quantity;

    消去一个未知数

    reduce phlegm;

    消痰

  • （度过; 消遣） pass the time in a leisurely way; while away (the time):

    pass the summer in a leisurely way

    消夏

  • （需要， 前面常有“不、几、何”等） need; take:

    needless to say; it goes without saying;

    不消说

    It takes only a week to get there and back.

    来回只消一个星期。